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wile we watch equities benefit from so many of the things ben bernanke and company are doing, it seems as though treasuries are still hunkered down no matter if it's a stronger than expected on the ism or some of the weaker, like chicago, the treasury market seems to be kind of entranched. normally i get e-mails about the markets. this current e-mail says -- hey, bob pisani and rick santelli must buy their shirts and ties at the same place. i guess we looked a little similar there. >> if i put you side by side, i'd think you were twins, rick! thanks so much. >>> here's what's interesting. another survey saying that allocations to stocks continues to drop. but stocks keep moving higher which begs the genius question of exactly who is buying stocks. let's try to find out. joining us, the president of kinsdale trading and managing director at hightower advisors. stocks move higher for one reason -- there are more buyers than sellers. but every study i see says americans hate stocks. nobody's buying -- who's buying? >> i think what you're seeing is some institutional purchases. you have a
wile we watch equities benefit from so many of the things ben bernanke and company are doing, it seems as though treasuries are still hunkered down no matter if it's a stronger than expected on the ism or some of the weaker, like chicago, the treasury market seems to be kind of entranched. normally i get e-mails about the markets. this current e-mail says -- hey, bob pisani and rick santelli must buy their shirts and ties at the same place. i guess we looked a little similar there. >> if...
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you feel right now ben bernanke is irrelevant. what do you mean in. >> bill, i think the fed's done the most part, they've laid all their cards on the table. if you're playing poker, they're all in. it's qe unlimited. if $40 billion is not enough, they'll go to $50 billion, $60 billion, $100 billion. each qe has had less of an impact. they're targeting the markets. we all know mortgage rates are at lows. the problem is people can't get mortgages. whether they go down another quarter point, it's not going to matter. the fed is all in. they're going to keep going until it doesn't work. the real solution is in congress. i thing k we all now our politicians aren't adults. it's not going to work. >> rick santelli, what do you think? >> which is why -- >> go ahead, maria. >> go ahead, maria. >> no, no, please. >> i told ltotally agree with p. he nailed it. here's how weird it was today with traders on the floor and ben bernanke. they were keen on the notion they don't think there's a big return to qe 3, unknown future exit problems. eve
you feel right now ben bernanke is irrelevant. what do you mean in. >> bill, i think the fed's done the most part, they've laid all their cards on the table. if you're playing poker, they're all in. it's qe unlimited. if $40 billion is not enough, they'll go to $50 billion, $60 billion, $100 billion. each qe has had less of an impact. they're targeting the markets. we all know mortgage rates are at lows. the problem is people can't get mortgages. whether they go down another quarter...
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i think the deterioration in stocks is just a little bit of white noise, maybe people listen to ben bernanke yesterday. it just didn't add up. i can't tell you what was going on. >> what didn't add up, rick? how about the milton friedman stock? i know you've been all over that all day, so i brought a quote for you, rick. >> uh-oh. >> i brought a quote. milton friedman in his own words. now, rick, i know what you said, that anna schwartz -- >> i figured you were on for a reason today. >> what's that? >> i figured you were here for a reason. >> go ahead. >> i'm here to talk about jobs, but if we could have an aside, discussion, me and rick on the side. here's what milton friedman said in his own words in 2000. now the bank of japan's argument is, oh, well, we've got the interest rate down to zero, what more can we do? it's very simple. they can buy securities and they can keep buying them and providing high-powered money in until the high powered money gets the economy in an expansion. >> must have been a fun dinner conversation around the friedman table. >> exactly. >> i'm only talking about
i think the deterioration in stocks is just a little bit of white noise, maybe people listen to ben bernanke yesterday. it just didn't add up. i can't tell you what was going on. >> what didn't add up, rick? how about the milton friedman stock? i know you've been all over that all day, so i brought a quote for you, rick. >> uh-oh. >> i brought a quote. milton friedman in his own words. now, rick, i know what you said, that anna schwartz -- >> i figured you were on for a...
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ben bernanke said he's going to continue to buy bonds to keep interest rates down, so that this purchasing manager's number won't be an aberration. when you examine the fundamental of individual stocks, you are playing what's known as the micro. when you take into account the big data numbers like the purchasing manager's index, you're making a macro analysis. again though like the idea of fighting the fed this micro/macro dichotomy might mean nothing to you unless you took ec 101. let's put it in terms that everybody can understand. anyone who's been to a museum or taken an art class knows that for years artists tried to paint pictures as if they were perfectly -- let's say they tried to capture the exact look. like a kodak camera. okay? that's called realism as the painters are indeed realistic. but as art progressed in the late 19th and early 20th century, you tend to get more -- let's say impressionist, less realist and then ultimately expressionists as the artists struggled to get beyond the four walls of the canvas, they took impressionism to the logical conclusion, coming up with sp
ben bernanke said he's going to continue to buy bonds to keep interest rates down, so that this purchasing manager's number won't be an aberration. when you examine the fundamental of individual stocks, you are playing what's known as the micro. when you take into account the big data numbers like the purchasing manager's index, you're making a macro analysis. again though like the idea of fighting the fed this micro/macro dichotomy might mean nothing to you unless you took ec 101. let's put it...
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fed chair ben bernanke's latest take on the economy will also get a lot of attention when minutes from the federal reserve's latest policy meeting are released. september auto sales are also on tap. some experts predict sales are up nearly 11% over last year. >>> meanwhile, according to aaa, the price of regular gas is down about five cents in the past week to an average $3.81 a gallon. >>> overseas this morning, uncertainty about spain's bailout weighed down asian stocks. thousands filled spain's capital this weekend to protest sweeping budget cuts and austerity measures included in a 2013 draft budget. >>> elsewhere, on the heels of apple's flawed debut of its new mapping app, nokia and oracle customers will have access to nokia's data and location services. >> hewlett-packard is set to roll out a new tablet device today that will work with microsoft's new windows 8 operating system. the elite pad 900 comes at a time when, according to new research, half of all adult americans now own either a tablet computer or a smart phone. >>> and finally, who says that crime doesn't pay? two gun
fed chair ben bernanke's latest take on the economy will also get a lot of attention when minutes from the federal reserve's latest policy meeting are released. september auto sales are also on tap. some experts predict sales are up nearly 11% over last year. >>> meanwhile, according to aaa, the price of regular gas is down about five cents in the past week to an average $3.81 a gallon. >>> overseas this morning, uncertainty about spain's bailout weighed down asian stocks....
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romney has said ben bernanke should be fired. are you advising that ben bernanke should get fired? >> i don't get into personnel issues. i would say on quoting different rules i think quantitative easing has not been helpful. i think we had good monetary policy in the '80s and '90s until recently. that is what we want to do. that is what the romney program is all about. >> john, i'm curious. there is a lot of talk about the evans rule and it is not quite the same as the taylor rule but it seems to go a way towards some of the things you have talked about in the past predominantly this idea of having more of a check on possible bubbles because i know you have been a big critic. what do you make of the evans rule and if it could be successful in tamping down that activity in the future? >> it is such an open ended policy. the kind of policy i like is what we had in much of the '80s and '90s. that really worked well. we had strong growth. look at that stock market. it was incredibly good. that is the policy we need. i call it rules based. it is a specific kind of rules, not just open
romney has said ben bernanke should be fired. are you advising that ben bernanke should get fired? >> i don't get into personnel issues. i would say on quoting different rules i think quantitative easing has not been helpful. i think we had good monetary policy in the '80s and '90s until recently. that is what we want to do. that is what the romney program is all about. >> john, i'm curious. there is a lot of talk about the evans rule and it is not quite the same as the taylor rule...
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. >>> still to come, a major player in mutual fund calling for ben bernanke to step down. why robert rodriguez thinks big ben is doing more harm than good. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. we create easy to use, powerful trading tools for all. look at these streaming charts! they're totally customizable and they let you visualize what might happen next. that's genius! strategies, chains, positions. we put 'em all on one screen! could we make placing a trade any easier? mmmm...could we? open an account today and get a free 13-month e ibd™ subscription when you call 1-888-280-0149 now. option
. >>> still to come, a major player in mutual fund calling for ben bernanke to step down. why robert rodriguez thinks big ben is doing more harm than good. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're...
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paul krugman, one, and now ben bernanke is pushing for higher inflation. is his real inflation target not 2%, but like 4%, 5%? if he could wave a magic wand, would he do that? >> they could have a secret vote. it would be in excess of three, for sure at least in the near term. the fed told us they would do whatever it takes to get what they want. they haven't exactly told us what they do or what they want. >> all right. what they want is a lower unemployment rate, isn't that fair? >> right. but they have lower unemployment in the price stability. what's going to happen is you're going to get fomc participants litigating the issue in public. like charlie plaszer yesterday talking about how policy won't be effective and charlie evans today talking about -- >> but they always do that. bernanke, that board is all obama appointees. and it's the liberal left keynesian board. it's an inflationist board. you as great economist and forecaster, right now the inflation numbers, they don't look scary at all. cpi, so forth, commodity prices, none of that stuff is boomi
paul krugman, one, and now ben bernanke is pushing for higher inflation. is his real inflation target not 2%, but like 4%, 5%? if he could wave a magic wand, would he do that? >> they could have a secret vote. it would be in excess of three, for sure at least in the near term. the fed told us they would do whatever it takes to get what they want. they haven't exactly told us what they do or what they want. >> all right. what they want is a lower unemployment rate, isn't that fair?...
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since ben bernanke announced his new round of stimulus on the 13th of september, we're down 11%, almost 12% on wti since then. other commodities are behaving the same way. it appears to mow traders just aren't buying it this time. >> is it because volumes, supplies, are too high or is it because demand is falling? >> there is some tightness in certain areas of the world in the oil markets particularly in asia due to the lower levels of iranian exports that are making their way east. when you look at western europe and just how terribly challenged the economies there are, and you look at u.s. which is clearly oversupplied with oil an shows no sign of that changing, the supply and production figures are not at all supporters for oil prices higher but we still have to think about what's out there in terms of iran and investor enthusiasm for cheaper credit. >> interesting you mentioned iran. we're going to talk about that in a second. but certainly the middle east tensions, we're up $21 a barrel from where we were in june. numbers specifically. we've broken below $90 a barrel. to what exten
since ben bernanke announced his new round of stimulus on the 13th of september, we're down 11%, almost 12% on wti since then. other commodities are behaving the same way. it appears to mow traders just aren't buying it this time. >> is it because volumes, supplies, are too high or is it because demand is falling? >> there is some tightness in certain areas of the world in the oil markets particularly in asia due to the lower levels of iranian exports that are making their way east....
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i would reappoint ben bernanke as chairman of the federal reserve. if it weren't for him, he would never have gotten out of the great depression to begin with. without bernanke, we have nationalized the banks and be stuck with unemployment over 10%. here's the bottom line. nobody asked me. i'm not running. i'm not part of any debate. but i stand for higher stock prices for all. if you elect me,ly put through my plan to switch to clean burning natural gases, lower taxes on dividend, educate the masses on money, clean up the skies, rebuild our infrastructure and reappoint bernanke to give liberty, justice and higher stock prices for all. that's a platform i could vote for, if only obama or romney would embrace it. lawrence in texas, lawrence? >> caller: jim, how are you doing? i have a question for you today regarding rpm. the earning report came out today. long or short in the stock? >> short that, you have to short that plentiful dividend. i never recommend that idea. you don't want to do that, boss. i was going to recommend this and then i felt that
i would reappoint ben bernanke as chairman of the federal reserve. if it weren't for him, he would never have gotten out of the great depression to begin with. without bernanke, we have nationalized the banks and be stuck with unemployment over 10%. here's the bottom line. nobody asked me. i'm not running. i'm not part of any debate. but i stand for higher stock prices for all. if you elect me,ly put through my plan to switch to clean burning natural gases, lower taxes on dividend, educate the...
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. >>> he was an advocate for open-ended qe long before fed chairman ben bernanke announced qe infinity. >> now chicago fed president charles evans is ready to take on critics of the plan. >>> we're kicking off the fourth quarter with the biggest bull of all the squawkmarket masters. the odds of hitting dow's 17,000 by the end of next year are looking better and better says jeremy siegel. the third hour of "squawk box" starts right now. ♪ >>> good morning again. welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin and our guest host has been craig barrett, the former chairman and ceo of intel, obviously we have a lot more to discuss with him but we also have many other big guests who are joining us through the hour, don't forget that this is the beginning of the fourth quarter, you can start it off with our portfolio strategy session, speaking with jeremy siegel about the market events likely to drive the fourth quarter including the november election. coming up at 8:30 a.m. eastern, cnbc's exclusive interview with chicago fed preside
. >>> he was an advocate for open-ended qe long before fed chairman ben bernanke announced qe infinity. >> now chicago fed president charles evans is ready to take on critics of the plan. >>> we're kicking off the fourth quarter with the biggest bull of all the squawkmarket masters. the odds of hitting dow's 17,000 by the end of next year are looking better and better says jeremy siegel. the third hour of "squawk box" starts right now. ♪ >>> good...
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but ben bernanke is propping it up. martha: we have a jam packed show for you today. both candidates are hunkered down getting ready for wednesday night's debate in denver. new numbers show how many voters could still be persuaded. bill: disturbing details in fallout from operation fast & furious. new records of dozens of weapons linked to murders and weapons and cartel hitmen. now there are questions about the fate of attorney general eric holder in all of this. >> they don't see the victims. 60,000 people have been killed. and they have been indifferent to the sufferings of the people. . but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. martha: former california governor schwarz * spilling details about his marriage with maria shriver. he recounted in painful detail how he broke the news to his child
but ben bernanke is propping it up. martha: we have a jam packed show for you today. both candidates are hunkered down getting ready for wednesday night's debate in denver. new numbers show how many voters could still be persuaded. bill: disturbing details in fallout from operation fast & furious. new records of dozens of weapons linked to murders and weapons and cartel hitmen. now there are questions about the fate of attorney general eric holder in all of this. >> they don't see the...
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september ism in less than an hour as well as a speech from ben bernanke. >> two big downgrades on two big companies. microsoft says momentum will slow. >> and facebook's stock is up 30% from the july lows. >>> and julia boorstin with a sitdown with facebook's cheryl sandberg. >>> futures ant rise and the fourth quarter gets under way. major indices coming off a third quarter that was their best quarterly performance in two years. but there's a lot for wall street to digest this week waiting for today's monetary policy speech from bernanke. and the big jobs number is coming up on friday. it's been said that q3 was characterized by expectations from central banks, that we got what we wanted and that's not necessarily going to be the picture for this quarter. >> you're fighting worldwide feds. if you don't like the market, i understand expectations lowered along with estimates lowered. all you have to do is beat estimates even if they're lowered and you have the various feds behind you. still got a good market. >> evans this morning on "squawk" is few moments ago saying he'd like to see
september ism in less than an hour as well as a speech from ben bernanke. >> two big downgrades on two big companies. microsoft says momentum will slow. >> and facebook's stock is up 30% from the july lows. >>> and julia boorstin with a sitdown with facebook's cheryl sandberg. >>> futures ant rise and the fourth quarter gets under way. major indices coming off a third quarter that was their best quarterly performance in two years. but there's a lot for wall street...
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. >> ben bernanke sets up as the world's leading authority on the 1930s. why do we talk about nonstop about the 1930s? are they necessarily relevant? no, i answer my own question. let us allow markets to clear. how is that just for a start? >> so can a politician allow that? >> yes. >> i mean, let's talk about this a second. the politicians are looking at 8% unemployment rates. they've got to look like they're trying do something to bring that down. after all, they're -- >> but they're not. >> well -- they -- they haven't approved of any real legislation. so they're badgering the feds to do something about it. >> right. well, jim, you work for a living, right? >> i think so. >> you run businesses. does the uncertainty about what they are going to do next quarter with respect to the cost of money, with respect to qe end? does that help? does that embolden i was trying to say to you. >> that's okay. >> i just know what they are saying. >>> when we come back, we have at optionsxpress we're all about options trading. we create easy to use, powerful trading too
. >> ben bernanke sets up as the world's leading authority on the 1930s. why do we talk about nonstop about the 1930s? are they necessarily relevant? no, i answer my own question. let us allow markets to clear. how is that just for a start? >> so can a politician allow that? >> yes. >> i mean, let's talk about this a second. the politicians are looking at 8% unemployment rates. they've got to look like they're trying do something to bring that down. after all, they're --...
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influence over what they do and that usually is a combination that the head of the federal reserve and ben bernanke and the new york fed and the treasury secretary so this is my statistically insignificant survey of wall street executives and who is in running for this job. jack lew is inside the white house and white house chief of staff pretty high marks. they think he is the most likely guy to be treasury secretary according to the people i talk to. major wall street ceos and the executive suite players i deal with. to comes after where it gets interesting the names that are bounced around erskine bowles from north carolina considered a moderate to conservative democrat bonn the president's deficit reduction committee with alan simpson and pretty good and we should point out he is there too but the president ignored a lot of his -- [talking over each other] >> he is seen as a guy who can bring democrats and republicans like him. the other guy out there whose name is bounced around and bounced around for four years is the ceo of black rock. i consider him a friend. the upside to larry is
influence over what they do and that usually is a combination that the head of the federal reserve and ben bernanke and the new york fed and the treasury secretary so this is my statistically insignificant survey of wall street executives and who is in running for this job. jack lew is inside the white house and white house chief of staff pretty high marks. they think he is the most likely guy to be treasury secretary according to the people i talk to. major wall street ceos and the executive...